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HR 1016 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Budget process Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 34 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-81.
Oct 22, 2009
Signed by President.
Oct 16, 2009
Presented to President.
Oct 14, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 13, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Oct 13, 2009
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10376-10378; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S10376)
Oct 13, 2009
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10376-10378; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S10376)
Oct 8, 2009
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Oct 8, 2009
House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 804.
Oct 8, 2009
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 804.
Aug 7, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 6, 2009
See also S.423.
Aug 6, 2009
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S9059)
Aug 6, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S9059)
Aug 6, 2009
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 423.
Aug 6, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9059)
Jul 27, 2009
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Jun 24, 2009
Received in the Senate.
Jun 23, 2009
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 409 - 1 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR H7094-7095)
Jun 23, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7109-7110)
Jun 23, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Thompson (PA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Jun 23, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1016.
Jun 23, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7094-7097)
Jun 23, 2009
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 19, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
Jun 19, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-171.
Jun 10, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 10, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 5, 2009
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 23, 2009 House · vote #420 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 409–1 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 8, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Directs the President to include in annual budget justification documents submitted to Congress information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Medical Facilities. Requires annually for such accounts, beginning with FY2011, discretionary new budget authority to: (1) be made available for that fiscal year; and (2) include, for each such account, advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year.

Directs the VA Secretary to report annually to Congress on the sufficiency of VA resources for the proceeding fiscal year with respect to the provision of medical care, including estimates of the workload and demand data for that fiscal year.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) annually study the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures for that fiscal year; and (2) report study results, during 2011 through 2013, to the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-81.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 423 Related document Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
  • HRES 804 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1016, with amendment.
 Bill text 8 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 16 Republican 3
Perriello, Thomas
· Jun 9, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Jun 4, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· May 20, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 12, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· May 6, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Apr 30, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 27, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Apr 27, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 23, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Apr 21, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 21, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 31, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 24, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 23, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Mar 16, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 11, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 11, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 9, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Mar 9, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Mar 4, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Mar 4, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 4, 2009
Adler, John
· Feb 23, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 23, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Feb 23, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Feb 12, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Feb 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1016: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1016/
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"H.R. 1016: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1016/.
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